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S. PORTER;

. DOOR PLATE. No. 311,782.- Patented Peb. 3, 1885.

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STEPHEN PORTER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

DOOR-PLATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,782, dated February 3, 1885,

-Application tiled December QQ, 1883.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN PORTER, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Plates, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a new method of securing name-plates to doors of dwellinghouses, buildings, 85e.; and theinvention consists in constructing and arranging devices lor securing name-plates to doors, Src., substantially as hereinafter fully described, reference being had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in which- Figure l is a front View of a naine-plate constructed and arranged to be applied and secured to a door 0il a building, &c., according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a front view with the frame of the name-plate removed. Fig. 3 is a detail transverse section, enlarged, ot' a door of a building with a naine-plate at" tached thereto in longitudinal section on line 3 3, Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a plan view oi' thc under side ot" the frame of the name-plate.

In thedrawings, A represents a plate of sheet metal' or other suitable material, having ear-pieces B, by which it is secured to the door by screws O. This plate A has sides D and ends E projecting outwardlyY there from, forming. Aas it were, a shallow box, in which is placed a plate, F, of metal or wood, or of any suitable material, on the outer suri'ace of which is engraved, cut, or printed, in suitable manner, the name of the person, &c., desired, and over the plate F is placed a plate, G, of transparent material, such as glass.

H is a frame ot' the shape shown, and preferably of metal, its inner edges, J, extendingv over and slight-ly beyond the sides D and ends E of plate A sutliciently for said frame to hold the plate F and glass G securely therein, the frame also being wide enough to extend over and cover the ear-pieces B, and hiding them from view.

From one ofthe ends E of the plate A, projecting outwardly therefrom, is a dat rib or tongue, K, set back so as to leave a space, L, between it and the face a of the plate A, and on the opposite end E is a rib or bar, P, hav- (Medel.)

ing its outer edge preferably rounded, as shown, which rib is also set back from the face a of the plate A.

On the inner side of one end of the frame H is a flat rib or tongue, M, extending as shown, and on the opposite end is a spring rib, R, bent in the form shown in cross-section in Fig. 3 more particularly.

To attach the naine-plate to the door, first secure the plate A to the door by screws C, a-nd then place the rib M of frame H under the rib K (between it and the door) ofthe plate A, and then pressing the frame at its other end toward and against the plate A with sufficient pressure to force the spring R, by its edge Q, around the edge of and under the rib P of the plate, which secures the frame H to the plate A, and thus the whole to the door, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3.

To remove the nameplate, insert a thin strip ot'metal under the edge of the end S of the frame and torce the spring from undler the rib P, and then raise said end S suiciently for it to clear the .outer edges of the end E, and push'the frame H toward the other end ofthe plate A, which will remove the rib lll of the frame from under the rib K ofthe plate, thus freeing` the i'rame, when the plate A can bc removed by unscrewing the screws C.

By attaching a naine-plate to a door according to this invention, holes or a pin or wire extending through the door are obviated, which are not only objectionable as to appearance, but the pins are liable to tear the clothing of persons, and as no means of securing the naine-plate are in sight, the door is practically not marred in appearance. The edges of the plate A and between them and the glass G can be filled andv covered with cement to prevent water entering therein toY injure or destroy in any way the same. I The plate A need not have sides D and ends E, as the frame vitself can be suitably constructed to hold the plate F and glass G in place. Also, the ear-piecesB can be dispensed with, and the plate A secured by screws through its central portion, which in man y cases might be preferable. Also, it can be in two pieces, one to each of its ribs K P; or the said ribs can be attached in any suitable manner di- IOO reotly to the door independent of leach other and without any plate connecting them together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a. name-plate for a. door, a. frame, H, having rib M and spring R, in combination with ribs K and P, secured to the door, for the purpose speoiiied.

2. In a. name-plate for a door, a. frame, H, having rib M and spring E, in combination With a plate, A, adapted to be secured to the door, and having ribs K and P, for the pur pose specified.

3. In a name-plate .for a. door, a frame, I-I, having rib M and spring R, in combination with a plate, A, adapted to be secured to the door, and having sides and ends D E and ribs K and P, substantially as Aand for the zo purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

STEPHEN PORTER.

Witnesses:

EDWIN WV. BROWN, WM. S. BELLoWs. 

